Webdescend: [verb] to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one.

Web05/12/2016 · Synonyms for DESCEND: fall, plunge, slope, drop, sink, dip, lean, decline; Antonyms of DESCEND: ascend, rise, climb, arise, mount, plane, straighten, flatten. ... Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Merriam-Webster unabridged. Word of the Day. halcyon. See …

Webdescend verb (POSITION) She descended the sweeping staircase into the crowd of photographers and journalists. A signpost points to a short path descending amongst …

Webde·scend 1. To move from a higher to lower part of; go down: I descended the staircase into the basement. 2. To extend or proceed downward along: a road that descended the mountain in sharp curves.

WebDescend definition, to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down: to descend from the mountaintop. See more.

Webdescend from Recent evidence supports the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs. The plants descend from a common ancestor. The tradition descends from [= comes from] an ancient custom. They claim to be descended from a noble British family.

WebDescent definition, the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. See more.

Webdescend verb (POSITION) She descended the sweeping staircase into the crowd of photographers and journalists. A signpost points to a short path descending amongst …

WebA downward incline or passage; a slope: watched the stones roll down the descent. 3. Hereditary derivation; lineage: a person of African descent. 4. The fact or process of being derived or developing from a source: a paper tracing the descent of the novel from old picaresque tales. 5.

Webformal. 1. [count] : the act or process of descending: such as. a : the act or process of going from a higher to a lower place or level — usually singular. The climbers were faced with a dangerous descent in bad weather. the submarine's descent. After only an hour of flight, the pilot announced our descent. — opposite ascent.